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Unit 2.1 Benchmarks Quiz (6th Grade)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another term for theme?

a)

Central Idea

b)

Lesson

c)

Purpose

d)

Reason

2.

Describe how development can take place in a text.

a)

Through building character interactions.

b)

Describing the setting.

c)

Talking about the time period.

d)

Understanding author's purpose.

3.

What are examples of figurative language?

a)

Central idea and supporting details

b)

Author's tone and mood

c)

Simile, metaphor, hyperbole

d)

Evidence

4.

What are ways you can cite evidence properly?

a)

By copying and pasting from the text

b)

By making up something from your background knowledge

c)

By taking a picture of the text

d)

By writing which paragraph you got the answer from

5.

What is a simile?

a)

Comparing two things using like or as

b)

Comparing two things without using like or as

c)

An exaggerated sentence

d)

A sentence meant to be taken literally.

6.

What does hyperbole mean?

a)

Using supporting details

b)

An extreme exaggeration

c)

Development of a text

d)

Citing evidence

7.

What does author's tone mean?

a)

The author's attitude towards a topic

b)

How the author wants the reader to feel

c)

How the author describes a topic

d)

How the author organizes his thoughts

8.

What does the word justify mean?

a)

To describe

b)

To explain

c)

To show or prove something

d)

To exaggerate

9.

What does inference mean?

a)

Using background knowledge + details from the text

b)

Looking at pictures

c)

Describing the text

d)

Using compare and contrast

10.

What are context clues?

a)

Describing how the author feels

b)

Using evidence from the text to justify an answer

c)

Using hints from the text to understand a new phrase or word

d)

Definitions of vocabulary words